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Topic: Yiddish Hula Boy |
Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 22 Apr 2007 10:36 pm |
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Can't say I ever dreamed I'd ever hear a song like this, but here's Janet Klein performing "Yiddish Hula Boy". I love it!
Also check out www.janetklein.com. I think it's extremely cool that the period touches are all so well done. |
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Derrick Mau
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 3:59 am
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| Mahalo and Oy Vey! |
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Todd Weger
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Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 5:25 am Very cool
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Where do you FIND this stuff?
Loved it, and you're right -- the period touches are great. The men should have had their hair slicked back with pomade, though. The 'dry look' didn't exist in the 20's, unless you were too poor to afford hair pomade.
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Todd James Weger --
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, E13, A6); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Custom-made 25" aluminum cast "fry pan" with vintage Ricky p'up (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); 1953 Oahu Tonemaster; assorted ukuleles; upright bass |
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Gary Lynch
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Creston, California, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 5:42 am
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| Creative. More interesting than a lot of other acts. |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 8:47 am
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Hey Derrick, I thought Hilo Hattie's name was Clara Inter?? (sp)
Jeff, where do you come up with this off the the wall stuff. The "hula girl" is really something, cant dance and a face that would stop an 8 day clock  |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 9:15 am
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I'm sure the tune comes from the rich tradition of the Jewish Theatre and Vaudeville that flourished in New York City in the first part of the 20th Century.
The population of Jewish immigrants that settled in NYC back then was large enough to support a number of theatres performing solely in Yiddish. There were also a number of Jewish radio stations that only broadcast to the NYC metropolitan Area. See this: http://www.yiddishradioproject.org/
This tune showcases a theme typical in Jewish humor. A Jew in a non-Jewish setting (i.e., A Kosher pickle salesman at the North Pole or Mel Brooks as the governor of Texas in the movie Blazing Saddles).
My grandmother had Yiddish comedy records - 78's. The band would play real a real fast Klezmer tune, then they would stop, tell a joke in Yiddish and then play again. Sort of like Pickin' & Grinnin' on Hee Haw but with pastrami instead of moonshine.
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'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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Derrick Mau
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 11:02 am
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Bill,
Inter was her last name from her previous marriage.
Her maiden name is Haili. When she died it was Nelson.
Here's some info on her:
http://www.squareone.org/Hapa/clara.html |
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2007 1:07 pm
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Lots of fun! I have, however, reported them to the Accordion Police for a spelling infraction.
I guess everyone knows that Robert Armstrong is a Cheap Suits alumnus. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 2:07 am
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| Wow, Derrick what album's that from? Every time I hear Hilo Hattie, I appreciate more and more what an amazing stage presence she had. Nice sparse touches by Mel Abe on the steel. |
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Derrick Mau
From:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 2:25 am
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Jeff, it's from this album.
The song is listed on the album as Becky.
Clara sings all of the songs on this album as back to back medleys.
Clara is one of my favorite singers. She has that old Hawaiian voice that you no longer hear anymore. |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 8:16 pm
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Jeff...I'm amazed that you find these old clips! From the age of that Janet Klein version, it is fairly obvious she did "Becky" (or sometimes known as "Izzy") long before Clara recorded it. I had the pleasure of meeting (briefly) with Clara during one of her shows. It was shortly after the first wireless mics became available. Those early models required a long dangling wire from the transmitter, usually clipped at the waist. She had that wire hidden under her muu-muu hanging between her legs and quipped, "Now I know what you men have to put up with!" During the show, she planted a kiss on me. My wife caught it on film! Great memory of a fabulous entertainer. BTW, Clara's husband was a steel guitarist.
http://www3.telus.net/public/lake_r/ |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 3:55 am
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| From the age of that Janet Klein version, it is fairly obvious she did "Becky" (or sometimes known as "Izzy") long before Clara recorded it. |
Janet Klein is modern ... as in "right now".
http://www.janetklein.com/
This same clip was posted on the HSGA forum back in October by David Matzenik ...
Kinda as a "side bar" to my teasing Gerald about his grandfather ...
The great steel guitarist ... Moshe Ross ...
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 5:16 am
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Janet Klein currently lives in California. I would guess she's about 40 something years old. She does the whole flapper schtick remarkably well - very believable.
Also on that video is guitarist Tom Marion - from the Cheap Suit Serenaders. But the real ringer on the video is Ian Whitcomb on ukulele. You may remember Ian's big hit from the 1960's...
Take a look!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye4BYAhWGcA
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 25 Apr 2007 6:18 am
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Janet Klein is modern ... as in "right now".
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Wow....that's amazing. So, perhaps Clara, (Hilo Hattie) did preceed Janet on that song. Guess I wasn't very observant reading the credits as the term "slide guitar" was never used back in the early days. Also, there were no scratch marks as normally seen on "old b/w film".
Jules Ah See was playing steel on Clara's LP if I am correct. |
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